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Aboriginal language animations

Here are some examples of animation using Aboriginal languages, both in Australia and internationally. There are examples of stop-motion animation using different materials, as well as examples of 2D and 3D animation.

The Story of Priest Point - This Lushootseed language animation tells the Tulalip story of killer whales saving their people from starvation. This animation uses paper cut outs on a light box to create the scenes

CSI: Wapos Bay - This Cree language animation shows a short clip from a local version of CSI set in Wapos Bay. The animation uses clay to create the characters and backgrounds

2D animation

Australia

Wangarla Jukurrpa - This Walpiri language animation tells the story of how crows became black using hand drawn backgrounds and characters and animated using Flash